What the devil is postmodernism (aka pomo)? And why should you care, anyway?
What the devil is postmodernism (or pomo?)* And why should you care, anyway? Isn't it one of those pretentious terms, like existentialism, that people bandy about a lot but don't really understand? If someone put a gun to your head and said define pomo right now, or you'll be shot in 10 seconds, wouldn't you be, like, dead?…
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26 - Scott Butki
I don't think Eno has enough emotion in his music to be classified as emo.
27 - Michael J. West
You people, all of you, are nuts! Emo! Pomo! Eno! Ono! It's like a Doctor Seuss book for stoned liberal-arts undergraduates!
For the record: Eno and Ono are Pomo, not emo.
Now you've got me doing it! My God!
It's all too much! I'm calling the paddy wagon tonight.
28 - Michael J. West
Now! With that out of the way, I must say that the most concise and lucid definition of "pomo" came from -- where else? -- The Simpsons.
HOMER: Hey, Moe! What's with all the crazy new decor?
MOE: It's Pomo!
Homer, Lenny, and Carl stare blankly
MOE: You know, post-modern?
Homer, Lenny, and Carl stare blankly
MOE: All right: weird for the sake of weird.
HOMER, LENNY, AND CARL: Ohhhhhhhhhh!
29 - Scott Butki
oh no
ono
is
pomo
as is
eno
whoa
30 - Elvira Black
Well, what's all this then?
OK, here's my latest two cents:
MOE from the Simpsons is Moe for the sake of Moe.
Eno with Roxy Music--tres pomo but not emo--well, maybe Brian Ferry, but not Eno--oh no.
Ono? Dunno.
31 - Mark Saleski
then there's Moe, the jam band.
32 - Scott Butki
My favorite album this week is a great emo band, This Arcade Fire. Check them out.
Here's a review of the band.
And here's a good look at writing emo messages.
33 - Matthew T. Sussman
Cheat Commandos O's?
34 - Scott Butki
Huh? You lost me.
35 - KYS
I had a big bowl of Mini-Frosted Emo-Os for breakfast. Day went downhill from there...
36 - Scott Butki
Emo's on first?
37 - Elvira Black
Moe, Eno, and and Ono are sitting in a bar...
38 - Scott Butki
Went to open mike nite tonite.
Lots of young teens singing emo
Why did the emo fan cross the road?
So he can sing about the pain caused by the change.
39 - Elvira Black
Scott:
Young teens singing emo at open mic? Sounds horrific.
What's next--emo karaoke?
40 - Scott Butki
Well, it is fun to watch if you look at it as a tv show.. sort of a sitcomy thing
41 - Elvira Black
Scott:
How about a spinoff on American Idol called "American Emo?"
42 - Scott Butki
That'd be funny
43 - Elvira Black
Emo eye for the straight guy? Have to invent a term for a non-emo-ist. Nomo?
44 - Scott Butki
Each week on Thursday nite I watch local musicians play open mike nite and invariably half of them are acoustic versions of emo songs.
when I hear them i think of this piece and you.
45 - Elvira Black
Oh shucks, Scott--thank you! :)
Emo unplugged open mic nite? Sounds interesting. I'm imagining some might be hard to handle, but I dunno...with emo unplugged there's probably more emphasis on decent vocals (or the unfortunate lack thereof), no?